Recent content by aziemski

My TMS pain was always back pain. However, more recently, I was having problems with my voice. So I saw my GP. He ordered a couple tests that came back with no explanation so he said it could be acid reflux and sent me for a scope. At this point, I knew that acid reflux is thought to be a TMS...

I was also an avid mountain biker, equestrian and downhill skier before my back pain took over my life. I can relate to feeling like I have lost all my friends, social circles, even travelling and holidays as most of my trips were ski trips or hiking/camping trips. I built my life around that...

It seems like a bit of a vicious cycle: I put high expectations on myself, which sets me up for failure, and then when I fail to meet my high expecations, I feel disempowered, which is perpetuating my pain. This idea of celebrating successes makes sense but is frankly somewhat foreign to me. I...

My recovery is a slow one. I can't say that my pain is much better than when i started but that's ok. It is just going to take me longer than some to really kick this pain. The program is going well, if nothing else I'm learning a lot about myself and have discovered some things even i didn't...

Today's question to ponder was a really good one: have i shared with anyone about my condition and the TMS diagnosis? At first, i told my parents about the book "Healing Back Pain" when i was first reading it. They were interested and supportive. But that was before the leg pain came back...

I could personally relate to many things in this sucess story. I certainly know what it is like to feel completely hopeless and disheartened. I understand when he says it was a "dark" time. I also know what it is like when the pain interferes at work as well as your personal life. I myself got...

I've read dr. Sarno's book twice and bought his lectures on DVD. Some of the patients in the DVD said it took them months to feel better so it varies greatly. I myself first read about Dr. Sarno in July and am still struggling with pain. However, the message in the DVD is clear: don't give up...

This is my day 10 check in on how I'm doing with the program and my pain. I may only be on day 10 of this program, but I've been operating on the idea that my pain is due to TMS and not the bulging disc for almost 2 months now. I have read "Healing back pain" by Dr. Sarno twice now. I bought his...

I am self critical of myself all day long everyday and never knew it. I always thought i had good self esteem because i look after myself and feel generally confident and competent. But i recently started therapy to help me deal with my chronic pain and the emotional stress it causes me, and one...

I was told by the doctor at the pain clinic that spinal nerves don't service parts of the body that are above them. They flow downward. Anatomically impossible for pain in the upper back and shoulders to be caused by disc abnormalities in the lumbar spine.